Hope Deferred

My son and his wife recently welcomed my first grandchild, a little girl that they named Olivia Claire. She is their “Rainbow Baby”, coming after the loss of prior pregnancies. The pain and heartache that was endured over the years was apparently part of a greater plan.

I believe this child was meant to be here with us. I don’t understand why the suffering was necessary, but I am grateful for the wonderful gift that He has given us all, but especially her parents. They needed her so.

Years ago, Michael created a design for a different couple who had endured a similar experience… “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.” Proverbs 13:12

I remember doing the work on the piece. I didn’t know that it would come to mean so much to me so many years later.

I think of Michael often since Olivia’s birth. He knows her, I am sure. He loved his own grandchildren so much, so I know that he is overjoyed for me. I can literally hear him ask, “Do you want the “Watch Over Thy Child” or the “You Are Mine” with Olivia on it? I can do both if you’d like.”